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Ethereum Briefly Surpasses Bitcoin in Number of Nodes

There were more nodes participating in the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain than on the Bitcoin (BTC) network for a brief period at the start of the week. This news comes amid the imminent launch of ETH 2.0. Bitcoin Regains Lead over Ethereum in Number of Nodes Tweeting on Sunday (Nov. 29, 2020) Austrian blockchain outfit BitflyRead More

NASDAQ-Listed MicroStrategy Now Runs a Bitcoin Full Node

The NASDAQ-listed company, MicroStrategy (MSTR), is running a fully validating node, or “full node” for the Bitcoin blockchain, its CEO, Michael Saylor, has revealed.  MicroStrategy Operates a Bitcoin Full Node In a tweet on Oct 30, the outspoken CEO–and a passionate Bitcoin supporter, said the public listed company is doing their part in contributing towards theRead More

Bitcoin Network Surpasses 100,000 Nodes, New Data Shows

The total number of Bitcoin nodes has exceeded 100,000 and not 10,000 nodes, as popularly believed. 

The confusion over how many nodes are actually in the Bitcoin network is due to incorrect reporting by mainstream cryptocurrency data platforms, as well as a misunderstanding between listening nodes and full nodes.

To begin unraveling the confusion between the two, let’s start with the…